Apple Reportedly Waiting on Samsung for Ultimate Bezel-Free iPhone Display
Apple is waiting on Samsung to perfect a next-generation OLED display technology that wraps almost vertically around a phone and essentially makes the sides themselves part of the screen, claims a Chinese leaker. Xiaomi's 2021 concept phone – bearing a striking resemblance to Samsung's rumored technology According to the Weibo-based leaker Instant Digital , the technology is internally described…
A Chinese leaker claims Apple is awaiting Samsung's development of a revolutionary OLED display that virtually eliminates bezels on future iPhones. The technology, called a "full-surround, full-screen display," features a flat OLED panel that bends sharply at nearly a 90-degree angle along all four edges. This would transform the sides of the device into the screen, replacing the traditional metal or plastic frame.
The wiring and other components typically hidden behind bezels could also be moved around the edges. Apple is reportedly waiting for Samsung to perfect this technology, but there are still hurdles to overcome, such as optical distortion, color shifts around the corners, maintaining the OLED's protective encapsulation through extreme bends, and accommodating antennas when all sides are covered by the display.
The leaker suggests that Apple's 2027 20th-anniversary iPhone might serve as an intermediate step toward this more ambitious design.
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